Show PRESIDENT SHAKES HANDS WITH MORE I THAN FIVE THOUSAND IN SHORT TIME LEVEE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Brilliant Scene in the Famous Blue Room Where the Chief Executive of the Nation Re Received Received New Years Callers GORGEOUS UNIFORMS OF DIPLOMATIC CORPS Much Attention Paid the Four Young Daughters of Chinese Ambassador Arrayed in Ori On Oriental Costumes of White I i SOME CABINET FUNCTIONS Tan Jan and andl l Irs rs Taft held their first New Years levee at the White souse House today Although Mrs Taft has not yet re regained regained gained her lull full and seemed rather pale in a gown of white silk she carried out her original intention of remaining in the reception line un until til the members of the cabinet the foreign ambassadors members of I their households and the justices of the supreme court had paid their re respects respects At the end of twenty min minutes mm utes Mrs Taft retired The vice president and all the mem members members bers ot of the cabinet with the exception ot of Secretary ot of State Knox and Secre Secretary Secretary tary ot of War Dickinson remained In the receIving party until the last ot of the general public had bad passed The reception began at 11 a m in and ended at p m in In the two to hours and minutes he held his Uon at the portal ot of the famous Blue room President Taft Tatt shook hands with people This number tell fell consid short ot of the tiIU figures the thelast last Jast years ears ot of administration tion The line ot of citizens began begaii to form at 1030 n a rn m although they were not 1 scheduled to enter the White WhIt house rounds grounds until 11 The Taft Smile President Taft began and ended the ther r with a smile For his personal friends among the diplomats thE th government officials ar ani l larmy army and navy officers Mr T Taft tt had hearty words ot of greeting Occasionally a citizen addressed the President and the latter listened attentively until his aides hurried the visitor along to make room for the crowds in the rear The average time ot of passing WaS about for forty fortI ty tI people to the minute Although he gave each a strong clasp the nt declared he felt no fatigue Standing In one position so long however made him declare he felt almost as though he would have to learn to walk all over again The usual precautions were taken and the reception passed off without mci Inci Incident dent Several tourists were relieved temporarily ot of their cameras at the en cn entrance trance to the Blue room The diplomatic display this year ear rI aUed any In the past Practically ev cv every cry ery member of at the corps was in n the db city and each was attended by bO a bril brilliantly brilliantly uniformed staff of aides rind and sec secretaries The Chinese ambassador and staff In heavY embroidered rob robes s and hats attracted the usual amount of at att attention t During the diplomatic portion of the Continued on Page Nine f J I k f C 1 0 L S SI 1 i I t 4 4 t i k t 9 5 4 4 4 r S S 4 S 5 5 isz C b S Jt 4 5 4 Women of the cabinet who received in Washington yesterday Prom From left to right they are Mrs George Wick Wickersham Wickershain Mrs Franklin MacVeagh and Mrs Charles Nagel PRESIDENT SHAKES HANDS a WITH MORE THAN FIVE TH THOUSAND USAND AT ONE TIME Continued From Page One reception tile the greatest attention was di directed directed to the tour four young daughters ot of the new Chinese ambassador ranging in hi as age from 13 to 18 years In Oriental robes o white and with pink ribbons In their dark they added pt picturesque tur ness nesa to the scene Speaker Cannon was halt half an hour late and had to go through the line Une long I after members of CoI Congress gress M Murdock ock ot of Kansas one ot of the insurgent t l leaders aders of the house got a most cordial from the lent So did Gifford It was reported that Mr PIn 1 ot and Seers Secre Secretary tary Bailinger shook hands but this proved pr ved Incorrect Four trumpeters ot of the Maxine band bands s sounded four nourishes flourishes as the President and Mrs Taft came to their places In the Blue room at 11 Mrs Taft looked a trifle pale tn In a of White silk sUk She was most gracious In her greetings as long as she remained in inline line Une The delegation of army officers omeera was headed by General N Nelson a Miles TP rt tired and Gen Gentral ral Franklin Bell BeU chief of staff Admiral Leutze in command of the Washington navy yard led th the 1 n navy VY contingent Admiral Dewey did not attend Other Receptions Washington Jan tern pared the winters cold and gave Wash WashIngton Ington one ot of the finest New Years day It ever has experienced Mrs Sherman wife of the vIce preel dent and a number ot of women or of the cabinet received at their homes tLe number Including Mrs MacVeagh Mt Mr DIckinson Mrs Wickersham Mrs Mr Mrs Meyer and Mrs aU all of whom had as their assistants the women ot of the families of oC officials con connected with the departments over which their husbands preside Following the death ot of Mrs brother Frank B 13 Smith on Thursday night the secretary and Mrs Knox re recalled called aU all Invitations V |